List of Low Fructose Fruits

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This is an image I took of a pineapple, which is a low fructose fruit, on a remote island near Krabi, Thailand.

Fruit is natures dessert. An all-natural, healthy alternative to sweets, fruits are not only tasty, but packed rich with vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants. These factors help the body support the immune system and prevent us from disease.

Why Should I Limit Fructose Consumption?

Eating fruits low in fructose is a good idea if you have high glucose levels or if you are are just trying to avoid sugar in general. Like candy, some fruits may be high in fructose, or fruit sugar, and should be eaten in moderation or avoided – depending on your personal health goals.

How Much Fructose is Considered Low?

Daily intake levels of 15 to 25 grams of fructose per day is a good target range. This amount is recommended to keep uric acid levels within the ideal range, which means if you are eating 3 servings of fruit per day, it would be best to choose fruits whose fructose levels are 5 grams and below.

People often ask me:

How much fructose is in watermelon, pineapples, cherries, and cantaloupe?

Here are the facts:

Pineapple is low in fructose, at only 3.2 grams per serving.

Watermelon is borderline low in fructose. Clocking in at 5.17 grams per serving.

Cherries are high in fructose. They contain 7.41 grams per serving.

Cantaloupe is low in fructose, with only 3.31 grams per serving.

How to Reduce Your Fructose Consumption

If you love fruit, but want to skip the fructose, target these fruits first and limit your consumption of those that contain higher amounts of fructose per serving.

Low Fructose Fruits

The following table lists the fresh fruits and fruit juices that are lowest in fructose:

While it’s true that cherries are high in fructose, a single serving is technically still below the uric acid recommendation level of 15 grams, as it relates to gout. A single serving is 1 cup. It is important to know that the main purpose of the article is to simply list low fructose fruits. You are correct that cherries have beneficial properties that are unrelated to fructose, and have been shown to lower the risk of gout attacks: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3510330/